In fair Newark, where we lay our scene; on Sunday, a unique “Romeo and Juliet” was heard and seen.

On opening night at Berkeley Repertory Theatre, actor-writer Jacob Ming-Trent had the audience in thrall from the very first ...

One of the great pleasures of reading enough of the plays of William Shakespeare is that, after a while, you feel like you know him. British actor Patrick Stewart famously stated, “...he feels like an ...

Directed by former Berkeley Rep Artistic Director Tony Taccone, Jacob Ming-Trent finds the synchronicity between different ...

Improbably, by rejecting the poetic ambitions of a young boy and subjecting him as a Black man in America to all manner of ...

New Historicism theorist Stephen Greenblatt says he wrote his first few books for academics, and then began looking for ways ...

New book claims Shakespeare was actually Emilia Bassano, a dark-skinned Jewish woman poet. Author argues the famous ...

A young Black man dealing with how to fulfill his passion for writing and language in an unaccommodating world is the topic of Jacob Ming-Trent's solo show "How Shakespeare Saved My Life" getting ...

The historical drama explores the theme of loss in the household of renowned 16th century playwright Shakespeare.

Perhaps this is the “vibe shift” at work: the ongoing reaction against the culture that brought us sensitivity training, ...

Van life comes with freedom — and unpredictability. During 24 hours in Costa Rica, we experienced the moment many van lifers ...